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In-person Sunday School begins Feb. 14 at 9:30am Purpose: To rebuke the people of Judah and to encourage and motivate them to complete the rebuilding of the temple. Contemporary of Haggai. Christ in Zechariah:
V2 gather all nations V3 Lord fights V4 Mt Olives V5b Lord will come with holy ones V7 Unique day known only to the Lord V8 Living water will flow out V9 King over whole earth, one Lord V11 Secure V12-15 plagues/judgments V16 worship V20 Holy to lord
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Haggai A. Post-exile, returning from Babylon in 2 waves (see Ezra 1-2) B. First prophesied in Isa. 44:28 C. Work on temple has ceased for 16 years D. Dated messages: 1:1-15- Aug 29 520, Sept 21 520; 2:1-9 Oct 17; 2:10-19 Dec 18; 2:20-23 Dec 18 520 E. key phrase- consider your ways 1:5,7;2:15,18 1st message 1:1-5 Build the temple! 2nd message 1:13-15 I am with you 3rd message 2:1-9 Be strong 4th message 2:10-19 People's spiritual condition 5th message 2:20-23 Future eschatological order with Zerubbabel as signet ring. Fulfilled in Matthew 1:13,17 in Zerubbabel's descendant Jesus Christ. Malachi People grow discouraged because God's promises haven't materialized yet. Warns people to not think like the world but think about their lives as God's people Covenant theme: 1:2-5; 2:5-9; 2:10; 2:14; 3:1 6 assertions by God and questions from the people, structured around the word "how". 1. God affirms His love 1:2-5 2. Defiled worship 1:7-2:9 3. Unfaithful Behavior 2:10-16 4. God affirms His justice 2:17-3:5 5. Neglect of offerings denounced 3:6-12 6. Affirms His justice again 3:13-4:3 Apologies for the "service has ended" notification. Hopefully it doesn't bother you too much. Didn't realize it was still up until after we shot the video. Zephaniah Breakdown: 1 and 2- Judgment; Chapter 3- hope, renewal and restoration Chapter 1
Chapter 2 God will judge enemies of Judah to the N, S, E and W Chapter 3:9-20
King Josiah - 2 kings 22-23 King Jehoiakim- 2 Kings 23-24 Habakkuk predicts the coming of the Babylonian invasion, 1:6 Habakkuk is representative of the godly in Judah Hab. 2:4 used in the NT: Romans 1:17, Gal. 3:11, Heb 10:37-38 Outline of book: 1. 1st complaint 1:2-4 a. Why does evil seem to go unpunished? 2. God's answer 1:5-11 a. I am raising up the Babylonians 3. 2nd complaint 1:12-2:1 a. How could a holy God used unholy people to judge the righteous? 4. God's response, chapter 2 a. the just shall live by faith b. Luther on Romans 1:17: "Then finally God had mercy on me, and I began to understand that the righteousness of God is a gift of God by which a righteous man lives, namely by faith, and that sentence: the righteousness of God is revealed in the Gospel, is passive, indicating that the merciful God justifies us by faith, as it is written: 'The righteous shall live by faith.' No I felt as though I have been reborn altogether and had entered paradise. In the same moment the face of the whole Scripture became apparent to me. My mind ran through the Scriptures, as far as I was able to recollect them, seeking analogies in other phrases such as the work of God, by which He makes us strong, the wisdom of God, by which He makes us wise, the strength of God, the salvation of God, the glory of God. Just as intensely as I had now hated the expression 'the righteousness of God', I now lovingly praised this most pleasant word. this passage from Paul became to me the very gate to Paradise." c. 5 woes- v6,9,12,15,19 5. Habakkuk's prayer- chapter 3 a. v17-19 salvation and restoration guaranteed Joel means “Yahweh is God” Occasion for writing: Locust plague Major themes: Day of the Lord and repentance Luther’s 1st of 95 theses: When our Lord and master Jesus Christ said “Repent”, he willed the entire life of believers to be one of repentance. If you’d like to read his interpretation of his 95 these please click here: http://www.oocities.org/united_in_christ_3in1/95explained.pdf NT use of Joel: 1. Mark 13:24 2. Acts 2:16-21 3. Romans 10:13 references Joel 2:32 4. Rev. 6:12,13 5. Rev. 9:2,3 Outline of Joel breaks into 2 parts 1. 1:2-2:17: Judah experiences foretaste of the Day of the Lord 2. 2:8-3:21: Judah is assured of salvation in the Day of the Lord First Division 1:2-2:17 is broken down into 5 units 1. 1:2-4 Call to attention 2. V5-14 Call to lament and repent 3. 15-20 Lamentation 4. 2:1-11 Call to alarm 5. 12-17 Call to repentance Second Division into 2 segments 2:18-27 promises to spare and restore Joel’s generation 2:28-3:21 looks beyond the immediate to the future and final vindication Joel 3 develops the Day of the Lord
Obadiah
TWO- Greed and plunder in verses 5-6 THREE- Loss of wisdom and understanding in verses 7-8 FOUR- Violence and gloating over the suffering of others in verses 10-14 Main characters: Jonah but God remains the central character Jonah stands in contrast to the rest of the characters in the story Jonah is not only a reluctant prophet but Jonah serves as a microcosm of disobedient Israel Primary purpose is to demonstrate God’s character, mainly his grace, mercy and compassion for humanity while demonstrating “Salvation belongs to the Lord 2:9. Book also shows us the Word of God will not return void Outline
V1-2 Divine commission- expect obedience- took off in other direction- God said Go Jonah said No Pagan sailors willing to do everything to save Jonah yet Jonah unwilling to make an effort for pagan Ninevites. Claimed to fear God but actions denied it Sailors on other hand demonstrated their genuine fear of the Lord by submissively responding to God’s will and power as revealed in casting of lots and the storm Chapter 2 Jonah’s experience parallels that of the sailors Faces crisis at sea Prays to Yahweh Receives deliverance Offers sacrifice and makes vow Jonah’s movement down: which is not good, symbolizing moving father and farther away from God Chisholm writes: "One would hope that his bout with death might give him some sympathy for the Ninevites plight and a greater appreciation for the task God gave him. However, the disdain he showed for the pagans foreshadowed the attitude he would display in the story’s final scene." 2:10 God demonstrates compassion and mercy without Jonah’s repentance by rescuing an undeserving prophet from death Chapter 3 Obeys, declares, Ninevites respond positively v4 3:5-9 Ninevites like sailors respond positively to message Lord spared repentant v10- Lord acts according to His nature Chapter 4 Jonah’s anger stark contrast to God’s mercy Praise God s mercy and grace in wake of his rebellion but deems these same attributes unjust when benefit Nineveh 4:9-11 object lesson of plant God contrasts his mercy with Jonah’s anger and His abundant compassion and lack of Jonah’s God’s question is left unanswered because Jonah and the reader must contemplate our own answer in light of God’s mercy, grace and compassion Where Jonah refused to be sent, Jesus obeyed and submitted Himself to the Father’s will Jonah acted selfishly. Jesus humbly emptied himself Phil 2:5-11 Jesus comes as something better – comes as mediator 1 Tim 2:5-6 one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus A mediator is one intervenes between the two parties, to make peace, to make a covenant or for friendship. The man Christ Jesus- true humanity in every way, God taken up our humanity Christ Jesus- Christ – Annointed One, Divine Messiah This mediator gave his life as a ransom- Jonah sought the cities destruction, Jesus sought our salvation Ransom-price paid to free a slave. Christ paid the ransom to free us from the slavery of sin The book of Nahum is about the destruction of Nineveh almost 150 years after Jonah’s preaching Michael Goheen writes: “No faithful missional community will survive that does not take seriously the task of training the next generation to walk tin the way of the Lord and to encounter other ways of life. Without such instruction, that next generation will be terribly vulnerable to idolatrous ways of the surrounding nations.” A Light to the Nations Nineveh destroyed by Babylon in 612 BC under Nabopolassar Book is dated between 663-612BC according to two events in the book:
Simple outline:
Chapter One
Minor Prophet Micah Lesson notes If you have a question or would like to make a comment, please click the COMMENT link above. You'll need to fill out your name. After writing in the comment box, click SUBMIT. I will get back to you as soon as possible. MICAH Name means "Who is like Yahweh?" Occasion for writing is similar to Amos and Hosea: social injustices, oppressive wealthy rulers and idolatrous worship 1:1 Jotham 750-735 BC, Ahaz 735-715 BC, Hezekiah 715-686 BC Divided into 3 cycles around the word "hear" or " listen" A. Cycle one 1:2-2:13 B. Cycle two 3:1-5:15 C. Cycle three 6-7:20 Cycle One 1-2:13 A. Picture of divine judgment B. v15 He who is the glory of Israel - 1 Sam. 15:29 C. Oppressive wealthy rulers and false prophets- see 2 Tim. 4:3-4 D. 2:12-13 God has not forgotten His people Cycle two 3-5:15 A. God's people are to live in a way that is consistent with the covenant B. Ch 3- Wealthy tearing the people apart and in response God will not hear their prayers- see Isa. 59:1-2 C. False prophets and true prophet v8 D. Ch 4- Compare with Isaiah 2- Lord as universal King, militaries obsolete, peace and prosperity E. Ch 5- siege is part of covenant cures- Deut. 28:45-52 F. 6 "I will's" Cycle three 6-7:20 A. 6:6 God does not want religious formalism B. 7:14-20- Opening words in 1:1 are judgement, closing words are merciful and bring hope |
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